Now we have this low-cost hand-operated little device "Amigo 5000", which works really well.
It is here partly criticized the mixing, as more and more cards are pushed back and forth at once.
For a good mixing, it is even desirable that not always accurate, "a map to the right / left a card" is sorted.
In addition, you can adjust with two screws, the height of the card passage very well,
so that only one or two cards are transported at a time.
The two adjusting screws of containment, however, have shown me little effect on the mixing result,
Perhaps these adjustable retaining lugs make sense if the card games "stick" after prolonged use something together.
It arises already after two passes a very good mixing.
Hand this mixed result would hardly be possible at this time.
The crank sitting in my device very tightly on the axis, it has not yet been resolved, despite frequent use.
Apparently the manufacturer has taken the view expressed here criticism seriously and improved the crank seat.
Finally, I would mention that in games with a lot of cards (for example, Skip-Bo with 162 cards) do not match all the cards in the two collecting ducts.
One must then between a few cards refer to mix to the end can.
We have already used the unit for several months intensively and are very satisfied.
Mixing makes now a lot of fun.
To the crank shaft, however, you see something plastic abrasion.
To prolong the life of the unit, perhaps it is best to lubricate the shaft slightly.
It's very simple:
These triggers are the two screws on the crank side, pulls and removes the crank cover.
Now you can remove the shaft, clean and lubricate with silicone grease, graphite, or if necessary with wax.
(Normal oil or fat dissolves the plastic!)
Make sure that you bring no grease on the crank seat!
Now the axis reinsert (the position does not matter), screw the cover and attach crank - done!
Postscript-1:
After frequent use I have found that mixing is no longer so quickly proceeds.
This is probably because that the card corners are quite strongly compressed.
See photos in the article description!
If you want to avoid that and would like to use the card deck long, should the vertical surfaces,
where the cards hit during mixing, stick a thin rubber strips, which also dampens the volume.
Nachzatz-2:
When the mixing is no longer working as well, easy to clean with a damp cloth and a little detergent, the light transport discs. Then the device mixes like new again!
